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Exceptional Ancient Etruscan pottery female head 400 BC browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pottery: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1065950
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| An exceptional ancient Etruscan terracotta head of a female, dating to approximately 400 B.C. The head, rendered in glorious classical style, depicts a young female votary, her wavy hair parted in the middle with diadem at the top. She is shown veiled, with incised pupils. The figure represents a votary, or dedicant. In ancient times it was common for people to present gifts to the Gods in anticipation of, or in thanks for, a favor. This was often in the form of a sculpture, in which case it represented either the dedicant or the God/Goddess. Such figures are characterized by relatively unworked backs, suggesting they were placed against a wall in a shrine or temple. This is an unusually well preserved and beautiful example of Etruscan votive art. Height as mounted: 11 1/4 inches. Height of head alone: 8 inches. Provenance: Ex. British private collection, previously with Faustus antiquities, May 1998, stock no. 357. Ex. Whitbeck collection, inventory no. 41. | ||
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